Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Womack (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Womack. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Womack is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Womack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Womack:
- Warren County (The home county of Womack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Gath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
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- Daylight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- McMinnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Shellsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Fall City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Bluewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gassaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Burgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Auburntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Naola ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Winton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- New Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Gossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Beechgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stephenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Royal Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Dowelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Temperance Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Altamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Ditty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Southtown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Readyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Kittrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Dillton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Bone Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Cummingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sweetgum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Quebeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Darkey Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Peeled Chestnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Doyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Fanchers Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Cottage Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Round Top
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Cainsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Womack, see our County-by-County Page for Womack.
Cemeteries Near Womack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Womack.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Womack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Womack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Fuston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charles Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Creek Cemetery
- The Charles Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scacy Fat Creek Cemetery
- Poor House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pike Hill Cemetery
- Holders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (752 more) ...
- Flatwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Church of Christ at Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Womack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Womack.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Womack, with the one closest to Womack listed first.
- Yager
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Gath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Daylight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Lucky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Jessie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Dibrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- McMinnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- New ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Smartt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Devenport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Devenport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Shellsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Womack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Womack.
Newspapers Published in Womack ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Womack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Womack, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Womack.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Womack:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Putnam County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Womack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Womack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |